US Time Zone Map

Arkansas Time Zone Map

Central Time, statewide.

Your time11:38 PMSAT, OCT 31UTC+5:30
Pacific timePacific11:08 AMSAT, OCT 31UTC-7
Mountain timeMountain12:08 PMSAT, OCT 31UTC-6
Central timeCentral1:08 PMSAT, OCT 31UTC-5
Eastern timeEastern2:08 PMSAT, OCT 31UTC-4
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Time zones in Arkansas

ZoneIANAStandardDaylightAbbr
Central TimeAmerica/ChicagoUTC−6UTC−5CST / CDT

Arkansas is Central Time statewide (CST/CDT, UTC−6 in winter, UTC−5 in summer), with no exception areas; its city Little Rock follows the same clock.

Crossing the state line

All six of Arkansas’s neighbors — Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma — are on Central Time where they meet it, so Memphis and West Memphis share a clock, as do Texarkana, Texas and Texarkana, Arkansas.

Frequently asked questions

Which zone does Arkansas follow?

Arkansas is Central Time, statewide.

Is Arkansas in a single time zone?

Yes — Arkansas is wholly inside Central Time.

What time zone is Little Rock in?

Little Rock is on Central Time (CST / CDT — UTC−6 in winter, UTC−5 in summer, IANA zone America/Chicago).

Sources: zone boundaries from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s time zone regulations (49 CFR Part 71); offsets and daylight saving rules from the IANA time zone database. See Data Sources for how this site uses them.